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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
SHELTER AND A
Jnexcusable Cruelty to Which Many Farm
Animals, Are Subjected.

Jnexcusable Cruelty to Which Many Farm
Animals, Are Subjected.
Riding home recently in chill storm,
part rain and part sleet, l saw few
sheep standing under a cover of rough
boards in a pasture field by the road
side. The thoughtful owner put the
boards there to shelter the sheep when
it rained and to shield them from the
sun when it was hot. The sheep evil
IDENTIFY enjoyed their protection and evil
IDENTITY profted by it. For we have
every reason to believe that sheep wet
to the skin by a cold rain suffer as we
do under similar circumstances. 1t is
inexcusable cruelty to subject domestic
animals to suffering and hardships that
are @preycntable. A mile or two further
on | passed a larger flock Of sheep shiv-
ering in the same cold storm with no
protection whatever. I also noticed
about their owners premises boards
and plank, scattered promiscuously,
warping and rotting, sufficient to give
ample shelter to all the sheep if they
were put in place.
Trees, especially such as have COM
pact foliage, afford protection from
wind and sun; but every pasture should
have covers hat will keep animals dry
they may be made cheaply of boards
and slabs. or be shingled at greater ex-
pense. Trees leak badly when it rains.
They certainly diminish the grain and
grass in their neighborhood, but they
bcautify the landscape. That man is a
prodigious bungler who puts cornices
and carvings to his house and silver
trimmings to his harness, and strips his
fields of trees. Here and there a beauti-
full specimen should stand. Some con-
tend that cattle should be deprived Of
shade to compel them to eat in the
middle Of the day. When we see them
lolling, painting and pcrspiring in the
b%roiling sun we may be sure they are
not laying on flesh. A condition Of
comfort is necessary to thrift. Make
the animals comfortable and trust their
instincts to regulate their eating and
resting.-Hugh z. Brooks, in n. Y.
Tribune.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
WINTER PRUNING.
Words of Caution Intended for Peach and
Grape-Growers.

Words of Caution Intended for Peach and
Grape-Growers.
The object to be gained in any
pruning is to so reduce the wood as
to fairly equalize growth, so that the
leaves and branches will not interfere
each with the other. As a rule, in
the United States, the less pruning the
better when this end is reached, and
especially in the West. Under our hot
summer suns, the closer and denser
the head always bearing in mind
that light must be fairly admitted
| over the ~tree-the better. This rule
will apply to all orchard trees, the
peach possibly excepted.
With the grape, however, the case
is different. The blossoms and fruit
are borne on wood of the current
seasons growth. Hence the spurs
hat is, the wood of the previous
seasons growth-may be pruned to,
say, two buds each, one of which is
to be allowed to grow. These buds
may be allowed to push to the extent
of two or three lunches each, and
thus will give as full a crop as the
vine will carry. If the work the
previous summer has been such as to
prevent the latcrals making rampant
growth the autumn or winter pruning
will be much simplified. But this
pruning should never be delayed later
than February in the North, and a
mild spell should be selected to do
the work.-Fdrm, Field and Stockman.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
CONTENTME EMIT

"As having nothing, and yet possessing all
things
A crayv door. low moaning in the wind,
The beat and patter Of the driving rain,
Thin drifts OF melting snow upon the floor,
Forced thro' tho patch upon the broken pane.
One chair, o little four-legged STOOL, o box
Spread with a clean white cloth anu frugal
fare,
This is the home the widow and her lad,
Two hens. and his gray cat and kittens share.
.Ben, it's full time thee was in bed" she says,
Drawing her furrowed hand across his locks.
sAThee's warmed TIL toes enough, the fire won '
last;
Pull to TIL coat-Iu put away the box.
.Then say tn prayers-that's right, don't p'ss
'em by; ~,
The times ill-saved that's saved from ood
above;
And don't forgit tn hymn-thee never does
And choose the one tn father used to love.
snow lay'ee d~own-here, give the straw o loss
Doan't git beneath the winder-mlnd the
snow
Hike that sidc--TH cover zee just now;
The boards is by the fire-they'ro warm
know
No blanket wraps the 1.-the halt-naked limps;
But love, that teaches birds to ROB their
breast
TO warm their younglinTs-loVc eoviseth means
To shield this younglinE from the bitter east.
The warm boards laid about the weary child,
He turns Il smiling face her face towards
"Mother,'' he says, soft pity in his tone,
"WhGt do poor boys do who have no poarus'
Tie Day Of Rest.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
A FOR POULTRY.
A Bit Of Information Which viii \
News to Most Poultry-KcepeN

A Bit OF Information Which VIII \
News to Most Toultry.Keepen
Two years ago my wife felt that 1
must have a barrel of saucr-kraut Y
like a dutiful husband Isaid; "WcTI
make it; but you may eat it" N
kraut was made, but the eating 4
crossed very slowly. So one day \
took a basin full from the barrel, d
ried it to the hsn.house and saFti|
the fowls. Did they eat if Wy
you'd have laughed to have see's1
they deyoured it. Much the xs
part of the krau. went 70
hens. Last winter we did the ny
only we made n half barrel inA'
this winter, as cabbage was SCARF
have cut up only the outside le'Ve1
made them into kraut for the ~
sailing it just as we would ior o,''
use. The hens will leave corn andi
that for a change. If green fo"
vents soft shelled eggs why notsa]
rough cabbage and make it into ~
for the hcnsp 1t does not co''n1
work; but many farmers do Ms
take the trouble to give the reils1
bage raw to the cows and hensn1
ter, when they suffer for want
kind of green food. Il. NJ G0'arA
Prairie Farmer.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
IMantel lambrequln'

For a mantel two yards lon. ]
one yard of velvet and cu' "
]engthwise; fold one Of these llN]
half and cut, making two s"fl
half yard long and another 0ne'.1
length. The short pieces are l
around the ends of the shelf m.
the longer strip also. Plat onss I,
the long piece and fasten 1t VII
shelf under q handsome BIO" mp1
This drapes the center strip ?"' M
fully; place another bow OF iy
the other end of it and trim y =.
lower edges with %crescents ana y. \.
Or one Of the smaller pieces NJ
Kensington painting, spFa.
sizes, and on the other carn'' ~ !
long strip has a large, g'ays'T NJ
Of Virginia creeper.-CA'Fs''
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Don't expect the horse to obey as
quick as you speak. The mind OF an
animal is not so quick-working as thas
of a MANN E. Farmer. "
Mr.. f. G. Fowler notes the impress
sion in tho minds of many intelligent
observers that lightning rods are worse
than usclcss.--M Y. Tribune.
Steady application is what counts
in any business, especially in farming
for in this employment a day or IN hour
wasted is usually more than loss OF
time, for it is opportunity sone.-no"-
treaI Witness.
Farmers in Maine who have ex-
perimented in raising corr for the can
ming factories with fertilizers exclusive
" are reported as securing all the fod-
der and some cash above the cost OF
fertilizer and labor.
An "agricultural' fair, says the
New England Homestead, that cantr"h
without the aid of money received from
the sale of licenses for the sale OF liquor
ought to be abolished.
A. B. Allen advocates using amod-
crate amount of pumpkins in feeding
swine, saying that they assist digestion
and enable them to more perfectly and
economically turn the feed into flesh.
. A few roots may be used instead OF
pumpkins, beets and carrots being pre-
ferrcd.-Boston Post.
1t is always in order, says the N. e.
Farmer, to battcn all the cracks in the
loose boarding of the stables and sheds.
A few cents worth of common laths VIII
save dollars worth of fuel in the shape
of hay and grain during the six months
of u New England winter.
A low carried tail and a slim tail
detract wonderfully from the looks OF n
horse otherwise of good proportions,
stately and a good stopper, while a
flowing tail, of good length. well car
ried, makes an otherwise plain horse at
tractive, and there are circumstances
where it will add materially to his sell
ing qualities.-Turf Field and Farm.
There is inquiry everywhere for a
family cheese. There are a great many
small dairymen who could meet this de-
mand and make money by doing it.
The English and Swiss understan nd this
branch of dairying to perfection and
they have made such a reputation for
their cheeses that they sell in America
for twice and three times as much as
our factory-made.-Chicog Standard.
Current prices of live stock based
on actual sales, with comparative
prices for years past, are as follows:
cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
1886. 1926 to h.a5 $3.50 to 4.o5 $3.50 to as
, 1885, go. .3.G5 to 5.75 $40 to 4n5 200 to $50
1894 ,,,4.5O to $50 3.85 to AS 2S to 4.25
1889. /. . ..4.1O to $50 4.a5 to $40 2.@ to 4.5o
-Live Stock Journal
-What is the percentage of failures
in business among men who have stead
ily followed farming. keeping their
lands clear of n mortgage. and avoid
ing speculation in every form? The
result of investigation shows the risk
to be nominal. Certainly it would be
proved to be when placed side by side
with the ninety-fve out of a hundred
who fail in mercantile pursuits. -Er-
change.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
STYLISH DRApsR,re
Handsome Works Of Art for III
Well-Fillad "omen y

W., Art FOR Womo.
Well-Filled Purses. 'Hen VIII
The handsome woven pentes an,
brocatels having metallic ana ana Tho
which were a decided fcatnro 'ts'gas
season, are this year somewhat vi y, Last
the palm Of favor to aprons ss yielding
draperies. In either case, fl. looa
brilliant effect is impaired to M. sane
ton Of the costumes; but in tb hue POI
ment of lighter textures the oru ''eat.
ton is often achieved upon a n %"asr'a'
transparent foundation. The' , ra
OF decoration introduced into '| tl'E
draperies is infinite, while the hug 'a's
of them seems ever increasipo "apIS
richest examples "a no LONGER !, Ing
fected by the loom. ell
Hand beading, hand poiptiDc
hand embroidery-especially Tho l,a aaa
are all in much request, When tb a A.
signs are impaired in color on ' @'
those represented by the needle ,,' St
carefully blended and shaded as
paint brush had been employed. F'
quently only one color is introdnsss
but tits by a diversity of shades th,t ~
harmonious result is ACHIEVED. 0n
foundation of ottoman silk brsncbas .
trees showing both leaves and fors,s
besprinkled with such birds as w,,''
and swallows, may be seen in tone, !,
either gray. or brown, but f%aultle,ls
true to nature.
On heliotropc velvet, flowers disn,,,
ing every tone of that elastic collar ~.
raised and rounded to give the velvs.'
appearance of u blossom. On cr.,a
and white foundations of silk and "a.
are found the Louis XIV. STYLE Of Any
broidery effected in the soft shades :,
pink, blue and brown which Watto,'
loved to use. In the same colors. sof,i,,
as to be suggestive of faded aovpr
will be seen wheatears and bluets a.
s%atins, with pompadour tints. A s,f,
stitch embroidery standing out in biy
relief is placed upon crepe lisse.
A still more delicate species, cont,i,
ing all the points de jour, and intrc,
lace stitches, is worked by meawa,
frame upon mousselin de sole. I'M,
latter, which is effected in silk, rerin
such strong eye-sight that awomann
rarely labor at it for more than +,
years. At the end of that period i,
failing sight gives warning Of the d,
visibility for a change of o~ccupatia
AL this style of elaborate needle.vut
is placed where the absence of fulDs
allows the richness and beauty Of Nj
design to be apparent.
Where loose %draperies are required,
brilliant effect is impaired by means
gold and silver fligree, facctel stoas
sequins and the artificial petals 4
flowers upon foundations Of net, cnn
de chine and mousselinc de sole.
subordinate design in silver and Ill
often covers the surface of thew
fabrics, over which will be intrOluM
the more prominent pattern shown i
pearls, faceted crystals or sequins n
producing the prevalent shade Of ID
costume over which the drapery Ep
be used. Eau de Nil is well represents
in some instances, pale heliotrOpi
Others, while the rainbow tints Nh
found in mother of pearl blend harm
niously with the soft pompadoursh aA
APPARENT this season.-N. Y. Hera.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22

and I pay him whatever make. Anu
| work on the farm with the men III
summer; and I have a cow of my own
and sell milk at the taverni anu W.
have some hens, too, and we sell .ne
eggs. And in the fall cut anu p..e
wood in the sheds for people VINO ha'e
no boys-and there's a good many pec.
pie about here who haven't any boys
he added, thoughtfully, brushing a ny
from the old white horse with inc 'poi
his whip.
After this. we fell into silence n
rode on through the sweet New I'm
gland roads, viii, Monadiiorh rising
before us ever nearer and more majestic.
II IMPRESSED Tie with q sense OF lis
rugged strength-one of the hills crock
ribbed and ancient as the sun; but 1
| glanced from the mountain to the little
rcd-headcd morscl Of humanity at my
| side, with a sort of recognition OF their
kinship. Somehow they seemed to be-
long together. l felt as if the same
sturdy stuff was in them both. 1t was
only a fancy, but it was so confirmed
the next day; for when l came back to
town after seeing my invalid friend l
went to call on Deacon Ball. l found
the deacon white-haired and kindly
faced. He kept the village store and
owned a pretty house, aud was very
"well-to-do." Naturally we talked OF
Johnny, and the deacon said to me,
with tears in his watcry blue eyes:
"Why, bless your heart, sir, you
don't think I'm going to take his
money, do you? The only son OF his
mother, and she a wilder, and all tied
up into double bow-knots with the
rheumatics besides! True enough, l let
the father have the money, and my
wife, she says, says she to me: We'll,
deacon, my dear, we've neither chick
nor child, and we shall be just as well
off a hundred years hence if the wilder
never pays a cent; but 'cording to my
calklation it's better to let the boy think
he's paying Says she to me: 'Dea-
con, you might us well try to keeps
barrel of vinegar from working as to
keep hat boy. It's the mother in him,
and it's got to work We think a good
deal of the widder, Mandy and me. l
did, before ! ever saw Mandy; but for
all that, we hold the mortgage. and
Johnny wants to work it out. Mandy
and me, we are agoin' to let him
work"
I turned away, for I was to sup at
Johnny's house; but before l went
asked the deacon how much Johnny
had already paid.
"Wcll, I don't know; Mandy knows,
/ pass it to her, and she keeps the
book. Drop in before you go to the
train, and I'll show it to you"
dropped in and the deacon showed
me the account. 1t was the book of .
savings bank in q %neighboring town,
and on its pages were credits of all the
little sums the boy had earned or paid;
and l saw they were standing to
Widow Beebe's name. l grasped the
deacon's hand. He was looking away
over the house-tops to where Monad'
mock was smiling under the goodnight
kisses of the sun.
Goodbye, sir, good-byc!' he said,
returning my squeeze with interest,
"Much obleeged, I'm sure, Mandy and
me, too; but don't you DO worried
about Johnny! When we see it wa
know the real stuff it takes to make a
man-and Johnny has got it; Johnny's
like the mountain over ~thcre-chuck
full of grit and lots of backbone
Physiological Journal.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22
GRIT AND BACKBONE.
A Yankee Boy Like Sturdy Mount
Monadnock.

1.-THE stage has gone, sir, but there's
a widder lives hcre-and she has got a
boy, and he'll drive you over. He's a
nice fellow, and Deacon Ball lets him
have his team for a trile, and we like
to get him u job whenever we can"
1t was u hot day in July, Away up
among the hills that make the lower
slopes of Monadnock mountain a friend
Law very i'll. In order to reach his tenn
porary home, one must take an carly
train for the nearest station, and trust
to the numbering old dusty coach that
made a daily trip to Kccne. The train
was late, aud the stage, after waiting a
while, was gone. The landlord Of the
little white hotel appeared in his shirt
sleeves, and, leaning his elbow on the
balcony rail, dropped down on the hot
and thirsty traveller what comfort could
be extracted from the opening sentences
of my sketch.
"Would he not come in and have some
dinner?:n
Yes"
"Would he send round for the dea-
cons team?:'
"Yes.'
"And the boy?"
yes"
And the dinner was eaten, and the
"tcam' came round-an open buggy
and an old white horse, and just as we
were seated the door Of the little brown
house over the way opened, and out
rushed the ''widder's boy
In his mouth was the last morsel of
his dinner. He had learned evidently
how to "eat aud rum His feet were
clad in last winters much worn boots.
whose wrinkled, yellow legs refused to
stay mode5tly within the limits of his
trousers. As his legs flew forward his
arms flew backward in an Intellectual
struggle to get himselfinside of a jacket
that was much too shor: in the sleeves.
There he is said the hostler;
'therc's Wilder Beebe's boy. l told
him I'd hold the deacon's horse while
he went to get a bite"
The horse did not look as ii he needed
to be held, but the hostler got his dime,
and the boy approached in time to re-
licvc my mind Us TO whether he would
conquer the jacket, or the jacket would
conquer him, and turn him wrong side
out. He was sunbrowned and freckled
large-mouthed, and red-haired, a home
~, plain, patched, little Yankee boy
and yet, rs we rode along through thu
deep summer bloom and fragrance o
the jaded road winding up the lon.
hills in the glow Of the afternoon sun
learned such u lesson from that littl,
fellow at my side as ! shall not sool
forget. He did not look much like
minister, as he sat STOPPING forward
little, whisking the flies from tn
deacon's horse, but his sermon was on
which might have been heard by all tn
boys in the land. He did not know h
was preaching, or he would hav
stopped, / think. As it was I had t
spur him on nov and then by question
to get him to tell me all about himself
'.My father died, you see, and LEI
mother the little brown house opposit
the tavern. You saw it, didn't yor
sir-the one with the lilac bushes unde
the windowsp Father was sick a Ion
time, and when he could not work h
had to raise money on the house. Dee
con Ball let him have it, a little at
time, and when father was gone mothe
found the money owed was almos
three hundred dollars. At first sh
thought she would have to give up tn
house, but the deacon said: Let US wal
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-22

"A quilt containing 3,162 pieces of
calico has Just been completed by Mrs.
Matte Wooten, OF VIOLA Tenn. No
two pieces in the quilt are alike, each
one having been taken from different
pieces of calico. L. required several
years to gather material for this work.
IN. J. Sun
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
The Lucky Number.

We have omitted to note the re-.
suit OF the organ drawing at How
AIDS. The drawing took place at
Mr.. Howald's store, Dec. 25th, at 4
p. m. Numbers corresponding with
those on the tickets issued were writ
ten on an equal quantityofslips, placed
in a receptacle, and so thoroughly
shaken that the order was entirely
lost. 1t was agreed that the fiftieth
number drawn from the lot should
award the organ. VIM. Mallory
drew the cards and the fiftieth one
was numbered 1874. There was
no one present to claim the prize,
but on Thursday following Edwin
Bates appeared with the correspond
ing number, and was given the
organ, valued at $I5o. Mr.. Bates
was quite elated over his good for
tune, and left box of cigars to COM
fort those whose tickets were foreign
to the subject.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
The Odd Follows Enterprise.

AT regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows, on Monday evening, the
purchase of lots for building was
determined. The lots chosen are
the two on the northeast corner of
the block south of the square.
Ground will be broken for the new
building in the early spring, and the
work rushed to completion. Plans
and specifications have not yet been
perfected, but the dimensions will
probably be 4ox9o, the ground floor
divided in two store rooms Is feet
high. The second floor will be
nodded wholly with view to the
convenience of the lodge, furnishing
a lodge room, ahti-rooms and ban.
quet hall. The Odd Fellows society
in Audubon is managed by men Of
ability, who have conducted the
business on strict business principles,
and placed the society on a firm and
secure financial basis. The under
taking determined upon Monday
evening, is quite in keeping with
the customary enterprise of the So
ciety, and while it lends additional
features of permanency and stability
to the order it is n public improve
ment in which all citizens Of the
town take a just pride.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
In Good Hands.

The board of supervisors has
placed the court house hall in the
hands Of Mr.. +. ]. Freeman, aud
gwen him complete discretionary
power to lease it tor such purposes
aud at such rental as the circum,
stances warrant. This action places
the vexed question beyond cavil and
will at the same time be found salts.
factory to the taxpayers as well as
to those who desire to rent it. There
is left no room for dissatisfaction, as
the only object of applicants for a
lease has been to secure place for
public entertainments, while tax.
payers have only desired that the
hall might earn what in reason and
equity might be termed an adequate
sum. Mr.. Freeman will manage
the hall in manner satisfactory to
all parties concerned,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
California Excursions.

California excursions at extremely low
rates will be run by the Chicago & North
Western Railway, at frequent intervals
during winter months, which offer unusual
opportunities for either a short or extended
trip TO the Pacific Coast, as tickets, after a
stay of thirty days in California, mil be
good 10 return any time 7rthir six months
from date of sale.
Ample sleeping car accommodations
will be provided, and proper attention will
be given to every detail which will enhance
the comfort of patrons OF these excursions.
Arrangements will also be made so that
parties going by the Chicago & North
Western Railway can, if they desire, re-
turn via o:her routes to trans-continental
terminals. For full particulars regarding
the cost of tickets, location in sleeping
cars, etc, apply to any Ticket Agent of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway,
or address
Z. p. WILSON,
General Passenger Agent,
Chicago.